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Seoul Police Investigating BTS Member Over Traffic Accident

By Hyung-Jin Kim | Nov 4, 2019

Police said Monday they're investigating a member of K-pop superstar group BTS over a traffic accident that left him and a taxi driver with minor injuries.

In Fading Ritual, WWII Rescuer Reunites with Jews She Saved

By Aron Heller | Nov 3, 2019

One by one, the 40 descendants of a group of Israeli siblings leaned down and hugged the elderly Greek woman to whom they owe their very existence, as she sat in her wheelchair and wiped away tears streaking down her wrinkled face.

Migrants Endure Rape and Torture on Route Through Yemen

By Maggie Michael | Nov 3, 2019

With its systematic torture, Ras al-Ara is a particular hell on the arduous, 900-mile (1,400 kilometer) journey from the Horn of Africa to oil-rich Saudi Arabia.

Skulls, Masks and Dancers as Mexico Fetes Day of the Dead

By Peter Orsi | Nov 3, 2019

Crowds lined Mexico City's stately Paseo de la Reforma as the capital capped Day of the Dead celebrations Saturday with a parade along the boulevard and through the historic colonial center to the Zocalo.

Police Arrest 2 for Beating Man They Thought Was Gay

Nov 3, 2019

Serbian police say they have arrested two people for beating up a man because they thought he was gay.

AP Analysis: Iran, U.S. Still Captive to 1979 Hostage Crisis

By Jon Gambrell | Nov 3, 2019

The 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover in Tehran may have ended after 444 days, but both America and Iran still remain captive to a crisis that began 40 years ago.

Australian Gay Couple Confront, Stop Pride Crosswalk Vandal

By Kilian Melloy | Nov 2, 2019

A gay couple in Adelaide, a city in southern Australia, confronted and stopped a man who was in the act of vandalizing a pride-themed crosswalk with spray paint.

Popular LGBT Club in Slovenia Capital Attacked, No Injuries

Nov 1, 2019

Police in Slovenia say unknown assailants have attacked a popular LGBT club in Slovenia's capital Ljubljana.

Wife Tried Suing Gay Husband for More Than Half a Mil

By Kilian Melloy | Nov 1, 2019

Just what does it cost a gay man, and the woman he marries in a futile attempt to be, or least pass as, straight? In purely monetary terms, consider this: $600,000.

Rugby Star Gareth Thomas Opens Up About HIV, Fitness

By Kilian Melloy | Nov 1, 2019

He's been openly gay for a decade and openly poz for just a couple of months, but Welsh rugby great Gareth Thomas hasn't let anyone's biases or preconceptions slow him down.

Hong Kong in Recession as Protests Slam Retailers, Tourism

By Kelvin Chan | Nov 1, 2019

Business has dried up since anti-government protests began in early June in the Asian financial center.

Twitter Tizzy: Two Male British Bake-Off Contestants Cooking Up Sweet Nothings?

By Kilian Melloy | Oct 30, 2019

Reality series "The Great British Bake Off" has just put the frosting on its latest season, but fans of the dessert-centric program have hardly cooled off, thanks to a Twitter frenzy that was kicked off by a sweet, steamy photo of two male contestants.

Army Colonel Says Push to Investigate Biden Concerned Him

By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick and Colleen Long | Oct 30, 2019

Defying White House orders, an Army officer serving with President Trump's National Security Council testified to impeachment investigators that he twice raised concerns over the administration's push to have Ukraine investigate Democrats and Joe Biden.

Army Officer Says He Raised Concerns About Trump and Ukraine

By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick and Colleen Long | Oct 29, 2019

A military officer at the National Security Council twice raised concerns over the Trump administration's push to have Ukraine investigate Democrats and Joe Biden, according to testimony the official is to deliver Tuesday in the House impeachment inquiry.

Vote for Mayor of Bogota Breaks a Colombian 'Glass Ceiling'

By Christine Armario | Oct 29, 2019

Months before her history-making election, Claudia López was butting heads with a local television anchor over his description of her character.

Colombia's Capital City of Bogota Elects First Female Mayor

Oct 28, 2019

Colombia's capital city elected its first female mayor Sunday in what is being hailed as an important advancement for both women and LGBT rights.

Uruguayans Vote for President With Eyes on Likely Runoff

By Leonardo Haberkorn | Oct 27, 2019

Fifteen years of leftist rule hung in the balance Sunday as Uruguay held a tight presidential election that was likely to head to a runoff vote.

Tens Of Thousands March in Barcelona Urging Spanish Unity

By Joseph Wilson | Oct 27, 2019

Tens of thousands of people marched in Barcelona on Sunday to protest the separatist movement in the northeastern Catalonia region that has created Spain's worst political crisis in decades.

UK Opposition Parties Suggest Dec. 9 Vote in Brexit Gambit

By Danica Kirka | Oct 27, 2019

Two British opposition parties on Sunday proposed an even earlier election date than Prime Minister Boris Johnson has offered, trying to force his government to delay a final decision on its European Union divorce deal.

UK Police Free 3 Suspects on Bail in Truck Deaths Case

Oct 27, 2019

British police released three people on bail Sunday after questioning them in the deaths of 39 people found hidden in a shipping container in southeastern England.

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